Jordie Benn

Scouting report: After dropping three straight at home, the Panthers have split two consecutive shootouts, downing the undermanned Hurricanes 3-2, but falling to the host Flyers 2-1 Thursday on Jakub Voracek’s decisive tally. Florida is 4-6 in shootouts, despite Aleksander Barkov’s league-leading 6 shootout goals in 9 chances, including two in the past two games. The visiting Panthers defeated the Stars 3-1 on New Year’s Eve on power-play goals by Jussi Jokinen...

After more than a year of speculation, NHL teams on Sunday revealed their protected lists for Wednesday's expansion draft for the Vegas Golden Knights.
From the Blackhawks perspective, there were no surprises in whom they left vulnerable.
Center...

Third periods continue to be the late-season adversary of the Kings, and that current shortcoming could prove costly in terms of playoff positioning.
They carried a one-goal lead into the third period against the top team in the Western Conference, the...

Kings next up
VS. DALLAS
When: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 790.
Update: January has not been kind to the Stars. Dallas led the Central Division by 10 points on Jan. 2. Now? The Stars have dropped to second in the Central...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 484th NHL goal, breaking Sergei Fedorov's record for most by a Russian-born player, but the Dallas Stars bounced back to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 Thursday night.
Ovechkin's goal came at 7:01 of the third...